In a message dated 5/24/2000 3:06:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< Between the Fillets (they must have learned something about how to keep the
 nab down in all their years of bringing it up on the eastern end of Long
 Island -- remember they -- spoken sot voce -- read), the Ralph's (many kids
 all the same age are toxic no matter the circumstances -- too many diapers,
 too many soda bottles, too many fake bombs, etc.), and me (I like to strip
 lead-based paint from chairs, doors, and windows, as well as clean oily
 machinery in the front yard) and we could make a toxic mess in no time. Just
 think, you could save on tarps and bring your taxes down!!! >>


I could contribute some additional lead-painted stuff (maybe Masonite cows?
Nice rustic touch) for stripping and we could bring up the Toyota with the
dented from driver's door (Mrs. Ralph, while backing out of our driveway, was
attacked by tree which sprung up full grown from nowhere) and leave it in the
front yard, waiting for some itinerant tinknocker to come along and offer to
pound out the dent.  But I really think this would be most effective in the
summer months.  If we drive property values down enough, Chrif could buy up
his neighbors' places for practically nothing.  Then he'd have to buy us off
to get us to leave.  Good deal all around.

What time is brunch on Saturday?  We'll bring plenty of paper napkins, and
promise not to use them.

Ralph